Hero and LeanderMaddox & Gray, 1927 - 82 Seiten Hero and Leander is a mythological short epic by the famous English writer and dramatist Christopher Marlowe. When Marlowe was killed after being accused of blasphemy, he left the poem unfinished to be later completed by George Chapman. The poem follows the love story between the two Greek mythological characters Hero and Leander which was first narrated in the works of the two ancient poets Musaeus Grammaticus and Ovid. Hero is a priestess of the goddess Venus to whom she has made a vow of chastity, yet she falls in love with Leander, a young man from Abydos on the opposite side of the narrow sea passage known as the Hellespont. Leander, who promises to cross the Hellespont every night to reach his beloved, gets in trouble with Neptune, the god of the seas. When he eventually comes at Hero's door, he has to make use of his guile and physical beauty to seduce his coy beloved. At this point starts Chapman's contribution to accompany the two lovers until Leander drowns in the sea on his way to Hero. Watching her lover's dead body from her high tower, the latter decides to throw herself and die by his side. |
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... altar stood , There Hero sacrificing turtle's blood , Vail'd to the ground , veiling her eyelids close , And modestly they open'd as she rose : Thence flew Love's arrow with the golden head , And thus Leander was enamoured . Stone still ...
... altar stood , There Hero sacrificing turtle's blood , Vail'd to the ground , veiling her eyelids close , And modestly they open'd as she rose : Thence flew Love's arrow with the golden head , And thus Leander was enamoured . Stone still ...
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... altar to your footsteps bending ) Doth testify that you exceed her far , To whom you offer , and whose Nun you are . Why should you worship her ? her you surpass As much as sparkling Diamonds flaring glass . A Diamond set in lead his ...
... altar to your footsteps bending ) Doth testify that you exceed her far , To whom you offer , and whose Nun you are . Why should you worship her ? her you surpass As much as sparkling Diamonds flaring glass . A Diamond set in lead his ...
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... Altar to prefer a kiss . Then laid he forth his late - enriched arms , In whose white circle Love writ all his charms , And made his characters sweet Hero's limbs , When on his breast's warm sea she sideling swims . And as those arms ...
... Altar to prefer a kiss . Then laid he forth his late - enriched arms , In whose white circle Love writ all his charms , And made his characters sweet Hero's limbs , When on his breast's warm sea she sideling swims . And as those arms ...
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... Altar , where in youth of day She us'd t ' exhibit private Sacrifice : Those would she offer to the Deities Of her fair Goddess and her powerful son , As relics of her late - felt passion ; And in that holy sort she yow'd to end them ...
... Altar , where in youth of day She us'd t ' exhibit private Sacrifice : Those would she offer to the Deities Of her fair Goddess and her powerful son , As relics of her late - felt passion ; And in that holy sort she yow'd to end them ...
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... altar stood , When she inflam'd them , burn'd as red as blood : All sad ostents of that too near success , That made such moving beauties motionless . Then Hero wept ; but her affrighted eyes She quickly wrested from the sacrifice ...
... altar stood , When she inflam'd them , burn'd as red as blood : All sad ostents of that too near success , That made such moving beauties motionless . Then Hero wept ; but her affrighted eyes She quickly wrested from the sacrifice ...
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Abydos Alcmane Altar amorous arms Atheism Beauty's blood bosom breast bright bullrushes call'd chaste CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE colours conceits countenance Cupid dear death deeds deity delight Dissembling doth earth Eucharis eyes face fair fair ladies Fates feast figur'd fire flame flew FOURTH SESTIAD gainst GEORGE CHAPMAN goddess gods golden grace hair hand hath heart heaven held hell Hellespont Hero HERO AND LEANDER Hero's sacrifice holy holy fire honour Hymen iron thunders Jove joys kiss kiss'd Leander Leucote light limb live look look'd lov'd love's lovers maid maidenhead Marlowe Musaeus naked naught neck Neptune never night nuptial nymph Peristera pierc'd rites robe rude sacred scarf scrip secret fire sense SESTIAD The Argument Sestos shin'd shine shriek sight slain soul spake spirits star stay'd stood striv'd sweet swim thee thence thou thought torch tower turn'd us'd Venus view'd virgin virtue vow'd vows waves wish'd wrought